Excerpt from R. L. Polk and Co. 'S Indianapolis City Directory for 1887: Embracing a Complete Alphabetical List of Business Firms, Private Citizens, an Improved City Map, a Directory of the City and County Officers, Churches and Public Schools, Benevolent, Literary and Other Associations, Banks, Incorporated Institutions The directory for-last year contained the names of persons. In this volume there are a total of names - a gain during the last directory year of names. While these figures Show that the city of Indianapolis is having a steady yearly growth in population, the classified directory presents the fact that almost every trade, profession and manufacturing enterprise known to the leading metropolitan cities of the country, is fully represented in the capital city of Indiana. The information contained in the miscellaneous directory has been carefully revised and many important additions made, until it now is a true reflex of the religious, educational and social interests of the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.